OFFICE OF CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING OF APRIL 24, 2017
BRIEF SUMMARIES OF AMENDMENTS and SUBSTITUTES
Compiled by: Research Division
Full text of amendments and substitutes available via Legislative Bill Search system at http://cityclts.coj.net/coj/cojBillSearchNew.asp?type=PL
17-246	Amendment	(Approving collective bargaining agreement between JEA and Professional Employees Association): attaches Revised On File Agreement (signed and executed version).
17-247	Amendment	(Approving collective bargaining agreement between JEA and AFSCME Local 429): attaches Revised On File Agreement (signed and executed version).
17-248	Amendment	(Approving collective bargaining agreement between JEA and JEA Supervisors Association): attaches Revised On File Agreement (signed and executed version).
17-249	Amendment	(Approving collective bargaining agreement between JEA and LIUNA Local 530): attaches Revised On File Agreement (signed and executed version).
17-250	Amendment	(Approving collective bargaining agreement between JEA and IBEW Local 2358): attaches Revised On File Agreement (signed and executed version).
17-257	Amendment	(Levying a ½ cent pension liability sales surtax): corrects title of Sec. 776.104; inserts the word “year” in Sec. 776.105; adds sales tax growth rate of 4.25%; clarifies which fiscal year is impacted by a change in the growth rate; requires the Council to approve the sales tax assumed growth rate each year by October 31^st and requires a super-majority (minimum of 13) vote of the Council to increase the sales tax assumed growth rate above 4.25%.
17-258	Substitute	(Amending Ordinance Code Chapter 120 to close the defined benefit pension plans and create defined contribution retirement plans): clarifies language for active employee death/disability program and the portion of employer and employee contributions as a funding source; clarifies that employees hired prior to October 1, 2017 will still have the options to switch between the DB and DC plans after September 30, 2017 in limited circumstances; inserts “five” as the floor for the liquidity ratio left blank in the bill as filed; inserts minimum dollar contribution amounts for General Employees and Corrections Officers that were left blank in the bill as filed; clarifies the basis for calculating the average annual growth rate in ad valorem taxes; clarifies the marriage requirement for General Employees; inserts similar “trigger” language for public safety DC members as there is for public safety DB members.
17-259	Amendment	(Amending Ordinance Code Chapter 121 to close the defined benefit pension plan and create a defined contribution retirement plan): corrects wording, formatting and subsection references to reflect tentative agreements; defines average annual growth rate in ad valorem taxes as actual cash collections; inserts “five” in the blanks in the liquidity ratio; inserts $110 million as the minimum contribution

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